Another Reason to Carry in a Good, Secure Holster -- News Story

This is a discussion on Another Reason to Carry in a Good, Secure Holster -- News Story within the Concealed Carry Issues & Discussions forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; Otherwise, you might end up leaving your weapon at the movie theater, when you leave, just like this person did. Here is the news report ...

This person was so fortunate that something worse did not happen. There were numerous small children in the theatre, as it was playing "Toy Story 3" What if a small child had found his Kahr PM40 instead of a responsible adult???
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Gun Found In Franklin Movie Theater Seat

Jul 06, 2010 1:25 PM

FRANKLIN, Tenn. – Franklin police said a handgun was found in a seat at the Thoroughbred 20 Cinema on July 4.

A female patron found the loaded .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol when it fell from her seat as she was sitting down for a movie. She immediately alerted movie theater workers, who called police.

Franklin Police would not reveal the identity of the woman who found the gun, offering only that she is a senior citizen. Investigators said the woman, who was hosting her 8-year-old niece to a 5:00 p.m. Sunday showing of Toy Story 3, did everything right, safety wise.

"We had a responsible adult that was able to find the gun," said Franklin Police Sergeant Charles Warner. "She secured that gun, got help from a man that was seated in front of her to stay with the gun, while she went to notify people from the theater."

Warner went on to offer reassurance that modern day guns are built with safety in mind; that they don't fire easily, like when they're dropped for example.

"The trigger could have been hung on a bolt in the chair and the pressure of the woman being seated certainly could have depressed that trigger. Uhm, the gun could have fallen into the hands of a child that was there at the theater. The gun could've fallen into the hands of a criminal," said Sgt. Warner.

The manager of the Carmike Thoroughbred 20 Theater, on Frazier Drive, Franklin, offered no comment to the media on Tuesday. Carmike Corporate did not return a call from NewsChannel 5.

"I'm shocked, I really am. I'm shocked," said Suzanne Goldstone, a mother of twin girls, as she exited the theater. "I can't believe it was found here. I mean, that's just so bizarre!"

Goldstone had just seen the movie, Toy Story 3.

"Like, I can't imagine wanting to have a gun on you at a movie theater. Like, why? Why would you even take it to the theater?? I don't get it," added Goldstone.

Franklin Police are hoping to track the gun's owner through the State's registration process, though Tennessee law does not mandate that all weapons be registered. Criminal charges are completely contingent upon the circumstances in which the gun got left behind.

Franklin police said anyone who finds a gun in a public place should stay with it, keep others, especially children, away and call 911 from their cell phone, or send someone else for help. Never pick the gun up, and do not walk away from it until after police have arrived.

It's what we all need to be when carrying a firearm. Ultimately......if a permit holder ever does something like this, they should have their permit taken away for being irresponsible and endangering the public at large. Reckless and unforgiven. Plain and simple. Those who decide to be irresponsible in their ways do nothing but make things worse for those of us who make responsibility our number one priority. This person will continue to go through life irresponsibly, yet we have no apparent right to correct the things that might occur in the future with this individuals proven irresponsibility now. There's a difference in responsibility and mistakes. When you carry a weapon, there can be no mistakes, and it all comes down to responsibility. Things like this revise my disgust with humanity as a whole sometimes. The gene pool theory is just an excuse. Everything lies within the brain we're all given, and very well capable unless damaged due to outside influences. DNA has little to do with it.

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts. --- Will Rogers --- Chief Justice John Roberts : "I don't see how you can read Heller and not take away from it the notion that the Second Amendment...was extremely important to the framers in their view of what liberty meant."

Well, since the Kahr PM40 is a small handgun that can easily be pocket carried, I think we have to realize that there is a chance that the owner may have simply had it inside a pocket, with no holster whatsoever.

The owner did add a Crimson Trace LaserGuard to the gun, which does prevent the gun from being used in a standard holster meant for a PM40. However, that is no excuse at all for not having a holster. A lot of companies now make holsters for pistols that will fit one with a CT LaserGuard installed on it.

Galco, DeSantis, and High Noon are just 3 that immediately come to my mind.